Stephanie Lepp

Artist • Producer • Speaker

When I was in second grade, I had a lunchbox with Bert and Ernie on it. On ​the lunchbox, Bert was carrying a lunchbox, with Bert and Ernie on it. On that lunchbox, Bert was carrying a lunchbox...and I wondered, how far do the lunchboxes go? Am I in a lunchbox too??

Today, Infinite Lunchbox is my studio for socially-engaged art. I create media and experiences that hold up a mirror — enabling us to see ourselves more clearly.

Recent works include Where I'm Coming From, an experience designed to build empathy by speaking other people's perspectives in first person, and Moments of Immediate Intimacy, a series of activities fueling rapid connection between strangers. I'm the producer and host of Reckonings, a podcast exploring how people shift their political worldviews, transcend extremism, and make other kinds of transformative change. I speak on the topics of: worldview transformation, overcoming polarization, compassion, introspection, and storytelling.

I live in Monterey with my husband, daughter, and an abundance of otters.